Horses of Diodes
Animals - Horses
Card 172
Value = 20 gold coins.
Battle Area:
- Water = 00
- Earth = 40
- Heaven = 00
Attack and Defense
- Wisdom = 00
- Dexterity and Strength = 40
- Powers = 00
- Fire = 05
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Horses of Diodes
Animals - Horses
The Horses of Diomedes, in Greek mythology, sowed terror and were tied by chains of iron to their bronze drinkers. Its owner, Diomedes, fed them with human flesh. Diomedes was the king of the Bistones, a race warrior, and was son of Ares and Cyrene.
They were Podargo or the "Shining Foot," Lampl or the "Shining," Xanthus or the "Yellow," and Deino or the "Terrible."
After the journey from Crete, following another advice from Hera, Eurystheus sent Hercules to Thrace to bring the horses of King Diomedes.
These dangerous animals were locked in the royal stables, fastened to heavy chains. It was said that his jaws were made of brass and that they only fed on human flesh.
But even more frightening than the horses was Diomedes himself, king of the wild swords. Son of Ares, god of war, his passion for battle was in the blood. Every time he left his warlike tribe to fight, ruin and destruction spread among his unhappy neighbors.
Greater than the passion for destruction was his pride for the cannibal horses. Every prisoner who fell on his was thrown, still alive, to feed him. And not only those captured in the wars had this horrendous destiny, this happened to any unsuspecting stranger who passed through Thrace, believing in the usual rules of hospitality established by Zeus himself. No foreigner in the hands of Diomedes ever escaped him: his horses devoured all.
When Heracles went to the land of the fierce broadsides and his bloodthirsty king, he took with him friends who were ready to fight at his side if necessary. Among them was Abderus, a daring young man from Lócrida.
The hero and his companions arrived at Thrace by the sea. Heracles soon discovered the stable, and as his companions collapsed upon the guards to bind them, he uncoupled the animals from their stalls and, holding them by the reins, led the troop to the ship.
"Stay here while I put the horses on board." Let me know if Diomedes comes! "Heracles said to the others.
Despite this order, Abdero followed the hero, thinking he might need help. Before they even got to the ship, they heard shouts:
- Diomedes! Diomedes is coming with his soldiers!
Heracles hesitated for a moment, and Abdero, realizing the reason, said he would take care of the horses. The hero was not very pleased with the idea, but he had no other choice. Leaving the animals with Abdero, he ran back to face the danger. Still far away, I see an immense horde of pistols led by Diomedes, who mounted a black steed. As they advanced, they screamed fiercely and brandished their long spears.
Heracles and his companions were in grave danger. How could they, who were so few, resist so many? After all, the hero found an answer.
He noticed that the plain where he was was below sea level, which was held back by a wall of dunes, formed by the sand that the waves launched. With the help of his companions, he opened a channel to flood the plain. The canal was quickly widened by the flood of seawater. Before long, an immense mass of water invaded the plain, forming a large lake, the Bistonide. Many swashbucklers were carried by the sparkling waters of the flood; others fled. Diomedes and his companion, who was well ahead, escaped the invasion of waters, but they blocked any other exit and now they had to face Heracles and his companions.
Like animals in a trap, they soon found themselves overwhelmed. Diomedes was knocked off his horse by a club blow from Heracles. He did not die, but immediately they tied him up - for good reason: the cruel king deserved to pay for his crimes and thus was thrown alive to be devoured by his own horses.
Diomedes Horses
After defeating the enemy, Heracles and his friends verified that they had suffered a sad loss. The wild horses had shredded Abdero ... There were no words to describe their pain at the death of such a brave and brave young man. Heracles was inconsolable, and he was guilty of what had happened to Abdero. But everyone knew the hero had no choice.
Heracles asked his companions to give a splendid funeral to Abderus. They sacrificed the best animals they could find and honored their dead companion with athletic contests. So that his name was never forgotten, they built a city there and named it Abdera.
When the heroes had finally paid their debt to the memory of the young man, they boarded their ship and sailed to Mycenae with their horses.
They were to disembark at the port of Argos. However, Eurystheus forbade Heracles to take the animals to Mycenae. He told the hero to take them anywhere, as long as he stayed away from him and his palace.
To prevent the horses from doing any harm to men, Heracles took them far away, near a remote slope of Mount Olympus, where they were eventually devoured by even wilder animals.
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